ProFootballTalk: Patriots trade for Sopoaga

Posted by NBCSports.com on October 29, 2013, 11:23 PM EDT

The PFT crew dissects the Patriots acquisition of DT Isaac Sopoaga from the Eagles for a fifth round pick. Sopoaga became expendable after Cedric Thornton emerged as a defensive lineman in the 3-4 and after Vince Wilfork went down for the season, the Patriots needed to fill a void on the defensive line.